diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 87fd123..5d8efc8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -74,4 +74,4 @@ jobs:
         tag="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}"
         gh release create --title "NiftyPAD $tag beta" --draft --notes "$changelog" "$tag" dist/${{ steps.dist.outputs.whl }} dist/${{ steps.dist.outputs.whl_asc }}
       env:
-        GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN || github.token }}